UAC (User Account Control)

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Richard Urban

Wow! There is a huge difference of opinion on this feature.

From TechWeb article
http://www.techweb.com/showArticle....CP23T2QSNDBOCKHSCJUMEKJVN?articleID=159900001

Much-Improved User Account Control

The most reviled feature of earlier Vista builds, User Account Control
(UAC), has thankfully been reined in with Beta 2. For the first time, it is
actually useful, and goes some way toward solving a security problem that
has long bedeviled Windows.



From PC Magazine http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,1895,1965703,00.asp

One of the significant differences in Beta 2 is that the implementation of
UAC (user account control) privilege elevation is much more
intrusive-objectionably so, in our experience so far.

It looks like one of these organizations has a "private" agenda.



I personally do not find it all that intrusive.


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Regards,


Richard Urban
MVP Windows Shell/User
(using Vista 5384)

Quote from George Ankner:
If you knew half as much as you think you know,
You would realize you don't know what you thought you knew.
 
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Chris Altmann

I don't have too much of a problem with the dimming effect they've added to
UAC in theory, but in its current implementation it is just plain ugly. The
whole screen flickers rudely before displaying in a dimmed state and
flickers again when switching back to normal. It looks really bad, like
there's something wrong with my monitor or like it's switching video modes.
I was expecting some sort of smooth transition to the dimmed state and back.
I filed a bug on it.

Of course the UAC dialog in general is starting to become ineffective on me.
I'm already not bothering to read it more often than not. I suspect many
others will do the same, rendering it as useless as the "are you sure
(Y/N)?" prompts of yore.

PS: I was thinking, if MS really wants to make the UAC experience effective,
they should add some demonic laughter when the screen dims and set the
"Continue" button on fire.
 
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Zack Whittaker

Well, in theory it's meant to go from:

Glass desktop - instantly switch to slightly dimmed background and Aero
Basic UAC prompt - back to normal.

I guess you just need a uber-fast computer to have it work properly :blush:)

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Zack Whittaker

I don't actually think it's possible yer know - sure someone told me that it
can't be done...
.... but it can't be that difficult?

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of my employer, best friend, Ghandi, my mother or my cat. Glad we cleared
that up!

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